Cranberry-Date Bars
cranberry-date bars
Ingredients
- 1 (12 oz.) package (3 cups) cranberries
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ cup water
- 1 (8 oz.) package chopped pitted dates
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups regular or quick rolled oats
- 1 ½ cups packed brown sugar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup margarine or butter, melted
Instructions
- 1
In a medium saucepan combine cranberries, dates, and water. Cook covered over low heat for 10-15 minutes or until cranberries pop, stirring frequently. Stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla. Set filling aside.
- 2
In a large mixing bowl stir together flour, rolled oats, brown sugar, baking soda, and salt.
- 3
Stir in the melted margarine or butter until well blended.
- 4
Pat half of the oat mixture onto the bottom of a 13 x 9 x 2 baking pan. Bake at 350º for 8 minutes.
- 5
Carefully spread filling over baked oat mixture.
- 6
Sprinkle with remaining oat mixture. Pat gently.
- 7
Bake for 20-22 minutes more or until golden brown.
- 8
Cool in pan on a wire rack.
- 9
For glaze, in a medium mixing bowl combine powdered sugar, orange or lemon juice, and ½ teaspoon vanilla.
- 10
Stir in enough additional juice, 1 teaspoon at a time, until of drizzling consistency.
- 11
Drizzle glaze over cooled mixture in pan.
- 12
Cut into bars.